# Mawpen Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawpen

Mawpen is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793113**. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 117 households**, the 27th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 596people (2011)
- 117households
- 91.4%literacy
- 793113PIN code

## Mawpen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawpen is 793113.** Mawpen falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793113
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278668

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mawpen from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)88 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)88 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mawpen?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawpen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mawpen known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and oranges**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mawpen

Of every 100 households in Mawpen in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mawpen · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**52%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mawpen?

■ Mawpen · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1302**

**979

Working population ****29.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 91.1% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (21%) · **■** Other work 30 (17%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram

- Nongwah685 people
- Sonatola632 people
- Thyllaw Warding614 people
- Tyngnger601 people
- Chirakatta570 people
- Nongdommawria538 people
- Boro Ryngku529 people
- Mawlynnu525 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawpen?793113
- How far is Mawpen from Shillong?88 km by road
- What is the population of Mawpen?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawpen in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawpen?91.4% (Census 2011)